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#EE53CF — Vivid Pink

#EE53CF is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #EE53CF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EE53CF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #53EE72; it also sits naturally between #C053EE and #EE5382. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE53CF · RGB 238, 83, 207

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Color values

HEX#EE53CF
RGB238, 83, 207
HSL312°, 82%, 63%
HSV312°, 65%, 93%
CMYK0%, 65%, 13%, 7%
XYZ49.62, 28.87, 61.99
Yxy28.87, 0.3532, 0.2055
CIE-Lab60.67, 72.14, -33.58
Hunter Lab53.73, 74.85, -35.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 33% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EE53CF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE53CF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE53CF

.text { color: #EE53CF; }
.background { background-color: #EE53CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE53CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 83, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE53CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 83, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE53CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 83, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE53CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE53CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE53CF

#EB37C7#E91CC0#D115AB#B51294#9E1081#820D6B#660A54#4A073D#2E0526#13020F

Tints of #EE53CF

#EF61D3#F174D8#F382DC#F490E0#F6A2E5#F7B0E9#F9BEED#FACCF1#FCDFF6#FDECFA

Tones of #EE53CF

#E35FC8#D869C2#CD74BB#C280B4#B68BAE#AC95A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53EE72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.10:1 AA large only
Against black text6.77:1 AA

Best text color on #EE53CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE53CF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EE53CF: ·

How #EE53CF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ABA9B1Deuteranopia · #B4C0AATritanopia · #E69994

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE53CF rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Opal
#850D65 · #EF58CD · #2EEB60 · #B2F3CF
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Frozen Ruby Ember
#961777 · #E65BC6 · #54E578 · #A1EAA7
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EF58CD#EB57D4#EA59D1#EE49D0#E65BC6#E557C3#E54BDA#E65BDB#DF57D5#E446D3#E662CF#E35EC7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE53CE  ·  #EE53D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE53CF?

#EE53CF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 83, 207). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE53CF?

#EE53CF is RGB 238, 83, 207 — HSL 312°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE53CF?

Its complement is #53EE72; analogous partners are #C053EE and #EE5382. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE53CF for text?

Black text on #EE53CF has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.